Champions' League Football's...
...back. Montpellier away for the
Arsenal tonight. This is when I appreciate telly. Interviews with
Arsene Wenger before kick off. In-depth team news and dissection of
what we can expect. Sky do this much better than the terrestrial
stations. They allocate time both before and after the game to do
what fans do. Get there early. Soak up some atmosphere. Banter. Play
the predictions game. Participate in a small, localised editions of
Mock the Game, That Was The Team That Was, Take Your Kick (that's a
blast from the past, Google it), Sorry, I Haven't a Decent Centre
Half. Visit William Hills or Ladbrookes, visit the bar and the burger
van. Flick through the programme and (in the Arsenal fans' case)
wonder just how far into insanity the manager has drifted.
This should be a good game. They
punched way above their weight last season. We're rumoured to be
resting some players with one eye on Sunday's trip to the
Petro-dollar stadium to paly Citeh. I don't think we will be,
somehow, but I do think Giroud will start against his old team.
Splice
A sci-fi film with a sense of humour
but still with a dark side. Recommended by William Gibson, no less.
Biochemists splice DNA to create hybrids and bite off more than they
can get through at an all-day all-you-can-eat buffet. They work for
NERD (humour there, not clever of subtle, but humour nonetheless)
which turns out to be a rotten to the core bio-pharmaceutical
corporation (pretty true to life cynical observation).
Hospice
The Antlers album has had the rare
distinction of being described as 'harrowing'. It's that, and
beautiful, too.
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